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Studio in AI, taught by Bennett Landman, director of the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT), launched last semester, providing students with an immersive, hands-on experience to develop or enhance independent AI projects. Utilizing Python and PyTorch as primary tools, the course encourages creative problem-solving and innovation. Graduate student… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are at the forefront of a global collaboration that advances preclinical imaging with diffusion MRI. Three seminal articles, published in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, establish best practices for using diffusion MRI (dMRI) in research, addressing critical challenges in data collection, processing, and reproducibility. Among the 58 international… Read More

Join us on Feb 13 at 4:15 PM in Stevenson 5326 for “Advances in Uncertainty Quantification for Deep Learning-based Medical Image Analysis,” presented by Brayden Schott, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health! Date: Feb 13 Time: 4:15pm Location: Stevenson 5326 Speaker:… Read More

January 2025                                 Friends, 2025 is off to an adventurous start. This past weekend,… Read More

Mark your calendars for February 11th at 5:30 PM for Cookies & Crochet for VAL-entine’s Day in FGH 203! Learn to crochet a coaster and enjoy some cookies! No experience required – we will supply you with a hook and yarn and teach you how to get started!  … Read More

On January 14, President Biden recognized nearly 400 outstanding scientists and engineers with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Among the 6 faculty awardees was Eric Tkaczyk, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on biophotonics for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. Dr. Tkaczyk is an… Read More

Bennett A. Landman, Director of the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) and Stevenson Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elevated to IEEE Fellow by the Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This prestigious recognition celebrates Landman’s contributions to MRI… Read More

Join us this  Thursday, January 23rd, from 10-11 AM in FGH 308, where Nancy Newlin will be continuing the conversation from Dr. Landman’s recent diffusion talk.  This will be an informal discussion on tractography/connectomics. Read More

VALIANT is proud to partner with BrainHack 2025, a Vanderbilt-led global initiative fostering collaboration and innovation in open and reproducible neuroscience! Join us January 24-26, 2025, at Alumni Hall (in person or online) to connect with researchers, clinicians, developers, and students from across disciplines. If you are in person, sign-up… Read More

December 2024 Friends, As we complete another trip around the sun and winter settles in with frosted windows and shorter days, I’d like to celebrate the connections that bind us together. Our cozy corner of Vanderbilt is a fantastic place to wonder and explore. Over… Read More